DATA SHEET
Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T,
and 6740T-1G Switches
HIGHLIGHTS
Transforms networks to deliver cloud
scale, agility, and operational efficiency
with Brocade data center fabrics
Supports 1, 10, and 40 GbE options
for optimal flexibility and scale
Meets todays application demands
with high performance and low latency
Delivers line-rate throughput for all
ports and packet sizes
Fits into any data center design by
leveraging 10 GbE/40 GbE uplinks,
Ports on Demand (PoD), and Capacity
on Demand (CoD)
Maximizes network availability
with efficiency and resiliency
Supports storage environments
with advanced flexibility
Automates infrastructure provisioning,
validation, troubleshooting, and
remediation workflows
Advanced Features to Transform Data Centers
Data centers continue to evolve, creating a need for an infrastructure
that can support growth in Virtual Machines (VMs), distributed
applications, and data, as well as the transition to cloud-based
computingwithout compromising performance. The Brocade VDX
6740 and the Brocade VDX family of switches deliver the performance,
flexibility, and efficiency essential to modern data centers, including
cloud and highly virtualized environments.
Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Brocade VDX 6740T-1G
The Brocade VDX 6740 (Figure 1) Switch
offers 48 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) SFP+ The Brocade VDX 6740T-1G (Figure 3)
ports and four 40 GbE QSFP+ ports. offers 48 1000BASE-T ports and two
Each 40 GbE port can be broken out 40 GbE QSFP+ ports. Each 40 GbE port
into four independent 10 GbE SFP+ can be broken out into four independent
ports, providing an additional 10 GbE SFP+ ports, providing an
16 10 GbE SFP+ ports. In addition, additional eight 10 GbE SFP+ ports for
the switch features low power uplink. All 48 1000BASE-T ports can be
consumption, consuming 1 watt per upgraded to 48 10GBASE-T ports via
10 GbE port. the Capacity on Demand (CoD) software
license. Two 40 GbE ports are enabled
Brocade VDX 6740T Switch as part of the base license. The additional
The Brocade VDX 6740T (Figure 2) offers
two 40 GbE ports can be upgraded via the
48 10GBASE-T ports and four 40 GbE
Ports on Demand (PoD) software license.
QSFP+ ports. Each 40 GbE port can be
broken out into four independent 10 GbE The Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and
SFP+ ports, providing an additional 6740T-1G are all Ethernet fabric
16 10 GbE SFP+ ports. The switch Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches that support a
also features low power consumption, demanding data center environment. The
consuming less than 5 watts per Brocade VDX 6740 series of switches
10 GbE port. provides the advanced feature set that
data centers require while delivering
the high performance and low latency
virtualized environments demand.
Together with Brocade data center
fabrics, these switches transform data
center networks to support the New IP
by enabling cloud-based architectures
that deliver new levels of scale, agility,
and operational efficiency. These
highly automated, software-driven, and
programmable data center fabric design
solutions support a breadth of network
virtualization options and scale for data
center environments ranging from tens
to thousands of servers. Moreover, they
make it easy for organizations to architect,
automate, and integrate current and
future data center technologies while they
transition to a cloud model that addresses
their needs, on their own timetable and on
their terms.
Transforms Networks to
Deliver New Levels of Scale,
Agility, and Operational
Efficiency
Brocade VDX switches allow organizations
to evolve their data center networks at their
own pace, with full investment protection.
Figure 1: The Brocade VDX 6740 Switch provides 48 10 GbE SFP+ ports and four
40 GbE QSFP+ ports.
Figure 2: The Brocade VDX 6740T Switch provides 48 1000BASE-T/10GBASE-T ports
and four 40 GbE QSFP+ ports.
Figure 3: The Brocade VDX 6740T-1G Switch provides 48 1000BASE-T/10GBASE-T ports
and four 40 GbE QSFP+ ports.
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As the foundation for several data center
architectures, Brocade VDX switches
support Brocade IP fabrics, Brocade VCS
fabrics, as well as network virtualization,
including controller-based network
virtualization architectures, such as
VMware NSX-V-certified, and standards-
based controller-less architectures
with Brocade BGP-EVPN Network
Virtualization for architectural flexibility
(see Figure 4).
For organizations seeking automated
provisioning capabilities to improve IT
agility, Brocade VDX switches, together
with Brocade VCS Fabric technology,
accelerate time to value through
automated provisioning of network
devices and network virtualization.
Automated service and resource upgrades
further reduce ongoing maintenance time
and costs. High availability is achieved
through non-disruptive In-Service
Software Upgrade (ISSU) and self-healing
fabrics.
Optionally, for DevOps-centric
organizations, Brocade VDX switches can
be provisioned using Brocade Workflow
Composer and Brocade Workflow
Composer Automation Suites.
Read more about Brocade data center
fabrics.
Turnkey and Customizable
Lifecycle Automation
Organizations that aim to automate
the entire network lifecycle but lack
sufficient engineering resources can
leverage Brocade Workflow Composer,
a server-based, DevOps-inspired
network automation platform powered
by StackStorm. The Brocade Workflow
Composer platform automates the entire
infrastructure lifecyclefrom provisioning
and validation to troubleshooting and
remediation. It also integrates across
IT domains for end-to-end event-
driven workflow automation. For more
information, see the Brocade Workflow
Composer At-A-Glance.
Designed to run with the Brocade
Workflow Composer platform, Brocade
Workflow Composer Automation Suites
are ideal for IT organizations that seek to
embrace automation yet possess limited
automation training or time. The suites
provide out-of-the-box network lifecycle
automation for commonly performed
tasks, and are packaged to address major
use cases.
The automation suites include:
Network Essentials: Basic building
blocks to help organizations with limited
resources get up and running quickly,
including workflows that automate steps
common to most networks.
Data Center Fabrics: A collection of
workflows specific to provisioning,
troubleshooting, and remediating data
center fabrics, including Brocade IP
fabric deployments.
Internet Exchange Points: Workflows to
automate steps specifically associated
with Layer 2 Internet exchange
connectivity, such as tenant provisioning
and maintenance.
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Figure 4: Multiple network architectures offer the flexibility that can help organizations rapidly adapt to changing business conditions and traffic patterns.
Each automation suite includes
documentation and a collection of turnkey
yet customizable workflows, services,
sensors, actions, and rules. Organizations
can use Brocade Automation Suites
as-is or as starter kits for building or
customizing workflows specific to their
data center requirements to reduce time-
to-value. For more information, see the
Brocade Workflow Composer Automation
Suites At-A-Glance.
Additionally, Brocade VDX switches offer
programmability and interoperability
options through a PyNOS Library and
YANG model-based REST and Netconf
APIs. Cloud orchestration and control
through OpenStack and OpenDaylight-
based SDN controller support enable
full network integration with compute
and storage resource provisioning and
management.
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Layer 3 Scale-Out: Up to 500,000 Servers
Meets Todays Application
Demands with High
Performance and Low
Latency
As data centers virtualize more of their
servers and VM density per server
increases, organizations will require
higher bandwidth connectivity to support
the explosion of data and application
processing. With 1/10 GbE connections,
Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and
6740T-1G Switches deliver the high-
performance computing needed to keep
up with the demands of a virtualized data
center, allowing organizations to reduce
network congestion, improve application
performance, and meet the capacity
required by 1 GbE and 10 GbE servers.
The 40 GbE uplinks can easily aggregate
high-bandwidth traffic and reduce
bottlenecks that occur when aggregating
multiple 10 GbE connections, keeping
Controller-based
Network Virtualization
(VMware NSX, VxLAN)
VDX VDX VDX VDX
VDX VDX VDX VDX
data center networks working at peak
performance.
In a Brocade VCS fabric, Brocade VDX
6740 Switches also help maximize
network utilization with hardware-based
Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking.
Organizations can create an 80 GbE trunk
by utilizing two 40 GbE ports, or a
160 GbE trunk with 16 10 GbE ports.
The Brocade ISL trunk is automatically
formed between two Brocade VDX 6740,
6740T, and 6740T-1G Switches when
they are linked together, allowing traffic to
be equally distributed among all ports. This
increases link efficiency and limits traffic
disruptions, especially during high traffic
times. Also, 40 GbE and 10 GbE trunking
is supported between Brocade VDX
6740, 6940, and 8770 Switches. Refer
to the Brocade Network OS Management
Configuration Guide for more information.
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 Brocade Workow Composer Architecture
Powered by StackStorm
Workows
User Designer
UI
Interfaces
Composable
Services
Credential / Workow
Authorization Engine
Sensors / Sensor
Actions
Systems
Figure 5: The Brocade Workflow Composer architecture brings workflow-centric, cross-domain network automation to IT operations.
Brocade Metro VCS technology provides
an innovative solution to interconnect
data centers and their traffic flows over
distance, guaranteeing supported traffic
characteristics. Metro VCS technology
configured for regular Ethernet traffic
supports 10 GbE ISLs up to 80 km,
40 GbE ISLs up to 40 km, and 100 GbE
ISLs up to 40 km. To configure Metro VCS
technology for lossless traffic applications
(DCB/FCoE), refer to the Brocade Metro
VCS Pre-deployment Guide for details.
While an increase in traffic can also create
latency issues, Brocade VDX 6740
Switches deliver very low latency through
wire-speed ports with 850 ns (Brocade
VDX 6740) and 3 s (Brocade VDX
6740T/6740T-1G) any-port-to-any-port
latency. In addition, the switches deliver an
industry-leading 24 MB deep buffer per
switch. This provides the buffering capacity
to handle increases in traffic, especially
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Admin CLI
Chat
UI Ops
Device Data Rules
Inventory Store Engine
Message Bus
Sensor Action
Devices Tools
during peak times when ports are
congested, allowing traffic to be distributed
across the ports. The Brocade VDX
6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G feature
a single ASIC design, instead of multiple
ASIC designs commonly found on other
switches, further improving performance
and reducing latency since all ports can
communicate via one ASIC.
Fits into Any Data Center
Design
Access ports are positioned to allow for
easy server connectivity and to simplify
cabling. With a choice of front-to-back or
back-to-front airflow, these switches are
ideal for ToR deployments connecting
servers, storage, and other switches, as
well as for providing compatibility for either
hot aisle or cold aisle data center designs.
With dual-speed functionality, each 1 GbE
port also supports 10 GbE connections,
REST Audit
API
Action
providing the flexibility needed to support
a mixed environment as data centers
transition to higher bandwidth.
The switches are designed to connect
data centers with multiple options to
meet individual design requirements.
This flexible design provides investment
protection, giving organizations a single
switch that can support varying data center
requirements. The following features help
organizations meet their evolving needs:
10 GbE or 40 GbE uplinks:
The 40 GbE SFP+ ports offer the
flexibility to expand and interconnect the
network infrastructure intelligently and
efficiently while reducing bottlenecks.
The switches offer the option to separate
the 40 GbE uplinks into four 10 GbE
uplinks via breakout cables. As capacity
and need increase, organizations can
revert to 40 GbE when ready.
 Ports on Demand: Ports on Demand
(PoD) enables organizations to activate
24 to 64 ports. They can purchase the
number of ports that they currently need
and seamlessly scale up later by simply
applying a software license.
This flexible and cost-efficient pay
as you grow licensing model solves
scalability challenges by allocating IT
resources as needed.
Capacity on Demand: The Capacity on
Demand (CoD) license for the Brocade
VDX 6740T-1G enables organizations
to upgrade all 48 1000BASE-T
ports to 48 10GBASE-T. This helps
organizations migrate seamlessly
from 1 GbE to 10 GbE via a software
license without ripping and replacing the
physical switch.
Maximizes Network
Availability with Efficiency
and Resiliency
Brocade data center fabrics create a more
efficient and resilient network, and deliver
the high performance and high reliability
required by todays data centers.
Optimizing East-West Traffic
Traditional data centers are architected
with a rigid, three-tier tree topology
optimized for the north-south traffic flow
of client-server computing environments,
compromising performance, increasing
latency, and creating bottlenecks. With
the increased prevalence of virtualization
and distributed applications, data center
network traffic is now predominantly
east-west, or server-server. Brocade
data center fabrics were designed and
optimized to address these traffic patterns
by moving traffic through any of the active
paths and avoiding the multiple hops
required in other tiered topologies
In-Service Software Upgrade
The Brocade VDX 6740 family of
switches delivers a highly efficient ToR
In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) by
leveraging a software model that uses
a dual-OS infrastructure on a multi-
core CPU. This enables data center
administrators to deliver enterprise-class
business continuity on ToR switches
during a software upgrade/downgrade
process. This software change process
is non-disruptive to Layer 2, Layer 3,
Fibre Channel, and FCoE traffic. Moreover,
the ISSU implementation is hardware-
optimized, thus reducing the time it takes
to complete the upgrade/downgrade
process.
Supports Storage
Environments with Advanced
Flexibility
The Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and
6740T-1G offer advanced storage
support with multiple storage connectivity
options, including FCoE, Fibre Channel
(Brocade VDX 6740 only), iSCSI, and
NAS storage. They also feature Data
Center Bridging (DCB), which enables the
reliable exchange of storage traffic over
the LAN network, eliminating packet loss
when network congestion occurs and
allocating bandwidth as needed to keep
the network running efficiently. Moreover,
the switches offer Network-Attached
Storage (NAS) Auto QoS intelligence
to prioritize delay-sensitive IP storage
traffic within the fabric and to help ensure
consistent performance while decreasing
latency.
The Brocade VDX 6740 features 32 Flex
Ports, which can take either a 10 GbE or
16 Gbps Fibre Channel personality. In
Fibre Channel mode, these Flex Ports can
be used to either directly connect Fibre
Channel storage to VCS fabrics or bridge
FCoE traffic to Fibre Channel SANs, thus
protecting existing SAN investments.
The Flex Ports and FCoE features on the
Brocade VDX 6740 can be turned on with
an add-on software license.
Brocade Global Services
Brocade Global Services has the
expertise to help organizations build
scalable, efficient cloud infrastructures.
Leveraging 20 years of expertise in
storage, networking, and virtualization,
Brocade Global Services delivers world-
class professional services, technical
support, and education services,
enabling organizations to maximize their
Brocade investments, accelerate new
technology deployments, and optimize the
performance of networking infrastructures.
Acquisition Options That
Match Balance Sheet
Objectives
Successful network deployments drive
business forward, providing technical
and financial agility. Brocade offers
the broadest financing models, from
traditional leasing to Brocade Network
Subscription. Network-as-a-Service
allows organizations to subscribe to
network assets today then upgrade
on demand, scale up or down, or return
them with 60-day notification. Brocade
Network Subscription plans can be
structured to meet IASC guidelines for
OpEx or CapEx treatment to align with
financial goals. Learn more at
www.nonetworkcapex.com.
Maximizing Investments
To help optimize technology investments,
Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutions that include professional
services, technical support, and education.
For more information, contact a Brocade
sales partner or visit www.brocade.com.
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Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G Feature Overview
Overview Brocade VDX 6740 Brocade VDX 6740T Brocade VDX 6740T-1G

Form factor 1U 1U 1U

Switching bandwidth (data rate, full duplex) 1.28 Tbps 1.28 Tbps 1.28 Tbps

Switch performance 960 Mpps 960 Mpps 960 Mpps

Port-to-port latency 850 ns 3 s 3 s

Dimensions and weight Width: 43.99 cm (17.32 in.) Width: 43.74 cm (17.22 in.) Width: 43.74 cm (17.22 in.)
Height: 4.32 cm (1.75 in.) Height: 4.27 cm (1.68 in.) Height: 4.27 cm (1.68 in.)
Depth: 40.99 cm (16.14 in.) Depth: 53.65 cm (21.12 in.) Depth: 53.65 cm (21.12 in.)
Weight: 8.66 kg (19.1 lb) Weight: 10.82 kg (23.85 lb) Weight: 10.82 kg (23.85 lb)

10 GbE SFP+ ports Up to 64 Up to 16 Up to 16

2/4/8/16 Gbps Fibre Channel Flex Ports Up to 32 (out of 64 10 0 0

GbE ports)
Port types supported:
E_Port (connecting to
EX_Port only), F_Port, N_Port
(Access Gateway mode)

1/10 GBASE-T 0 48 48

40 GbE QSFP+ (10 GbE breakout cable) 4 4 4

10 GbE Ports on Demand (PoD) 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 N/A

10 GbE Capacity on Demand (CoD) N/A N/A 16, 32, 48

Power supplies Two hot-swappable, Two hot-swappable, Two hot-swappable,

load-sharing load-sharing load-sharing

Cooling fans N+1 redundant, integrated N+1 redundant, five N+1 redundant, five
into power supplies hot-swappable fan units hot-swappable fan units

Airflow Front to back Front to back Front to back

Back to front Back to front Back to front

Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G Specifications

Scalability Information1

Connector options Out-of-band Ethernet management: RJ45 (fixed)

Console management: RJ45 to RS-232 (fixed)
Firmware and diagnostic: USB

Maximum VLANs 4,096

Maximum MAC addresses 160,000

Maximum port profiles (AMPP) 1,024

Maximum members in a standard LAG 64

Maximum per-port priority pause level 8

Maximum switches that a vLAG can span 8

Maximum members in a vLAG 64

Maximum jumbo frame size 9,216 bytes

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Please refer to the latest version of the release notes for the most up-to-date scalability numbers.

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Scalability Information1

Queues per port 8

DCB Priority Flow Control (PFC) classes 8

Maximum ACLs 13,000

Maximum ARP entries 32,000

Maximum IPv4 unicast routes 12,000

Maximum IPv6 unicast routes 3,000 2

HA/ISSU ISSU fully supported

Mechanical

Enclosure Front-to-rear, rear-to-front airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant; power from non-port side

Environmental

Temperature Operating: 0C to 40C (32F to 104F)

Non-operating and storage: -25C to 70C (-13F to 158F)

Humidity Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing

Non-operating and storage: 10% to 90% non-condensing

Altitude Operating: Up to 3,048 meters (10,000 feet)

Non-operating and storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet)

Shock Operating: 20 G, 11 ms half-sine

Non-operating and storage: Square wave, 44 G, 15 ms

Vibration Operating: 0.5 G peak, 0.7 G ms random, 5 to 500 Hz

Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.4 G rms random, 5 to 500 Hz

Airflow Brocade VDX 6740T port-side-intake: Maximum: 49.3 CFM; Nominal: 26.3 CFM
Brocade VDX 6740T port-side-exhaust: Maximum: 51.9 CFM; Nominal: 27.3 CFM
Brocade VDX 6740 port-side-intake and port-side-exhaust: Maximum: 25.7 CFM;
Nominal: 11.5 CFM

Heat dissipation 1,672.41 BTU/hr

Power

Power supplies Two internal, redundant, field-replaceable, load-sharing AC power supplies

Power inlet C13

Input voltage 85 to 264 VAC nominal

Input line frequency 50 to 60 Hz

Inrush current Limited to 30 A peak at 240 VAC during cold startup at 25C ambient

Maximum current 6 A max at 100 VAC/60 Hz

Maximum power consumption Brocade VDX 6740: 110 W

Brocade VDX 6740T: 460 W
Brocade VDX 6740T-1G: 276 W (Base SKU)

Safety Compliance

CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 including EN 60950-1 Second Edition +A1/A12 GB 4943.1-2011 and GB9254-2008
A1 / UL 60950-1-07, Ed. 2 including A1 IEC 60950-1 Second Edition +A1 CNS14336-1(99)
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
Second Edition

1
Please refer to the latest version of the release notes for the most up-to-date scalability numbers.
2
Hardware supported.

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EMC

FCC Class A CE GOST

ICES-003 Class A C-Tick KCC Class A
VCCI-Class A BSMI CCC

Immunity

ANSI C63.4 CISPR22 51318.22-99 and 51318.24-99

ICES-003 Class A AS/NZS CISPR22 KN22 and KN24
CISPR22 and JEIDA (Harmonics) CNS 13438(95) GB17625.1-2003
EN55022 Class A and EN55024

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

RoHS-6 (with lead exemption) Directive 2002/95/EC
Standards Compliance
Brocade VDX 6740 products conform to the following Ethernet standards:

IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.3ae 10G Ethernet IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging (LLDP)
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Reconfiguration of IEEE 802.1p Class of Service Prioritization IEEE 802.3x Flow Control (Pause Frames)
Spanning Tree Protocol and Tagging IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet IEEE 802.1v VLAN Classification by Protocol IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP and Port

The following draft versions of the Data Center Bridging (DCB) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standards are also supported on the
Brocade VDX 6740:

IEEE 802.1Qbb Priority-based Flow Control IEEE 802.1 DCB Capability Exchange FC-BB-5 FCoE (Rev 2.0)
IEEE 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Protocol (Proposed under the DCB Task
Selection Group of IEEE 802.1 Working Group)

The Brocade VDX 6740 products conform to the following Fibre Channel standards:

FC-GS-5 ANSI INCITS 427:2007
(includes the following)
FC-GS-4 ANSI INCITS 387: 2004
FC-SP-2 INCITS 496-2012
(AUTH-A, AUTH-B1 only)
FC-DA INCITS TR-36: 2004
(includes the following)
FC-FLA INCITS TR-20: 1998
FC-PLDA INCIT S TR-19: 1998
FC-MI-2 ANSI/INCITS TR-39-2005
FC-PI INCITS 352: 2002
FC-PI-2 INCITS 404: 2005
FC-PI-4 INCITS 1647-D, revision 7.1 (under
development)
FC-FS-2 ANSI/INCITS 424:2006
(includes the following)
FC-FS INCITS 373: 2003
FC-LS INCITS 433: 2007
MIB-FA INCITS TR-32: 2003

RFC Support

RFC 768 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

RFC 783 TFTP Protocol (revision 2)

RFC 791 Internet Protocol (IP)

RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

RFC 826 ARP

RFC 854 Telnet Protocol Specification

RFC 894 A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagram over Ethernet Networks

RFC 959 FTP

RFC 1027 Using ARP to Implement Transparent Subnet Gateways (Proxy ARP)

RFC 1112 IGMPv1

RFC 1157 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1 and v2

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RFC Support

RFC 1305 Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version 3

RFC 1492 TACACS+

RFC 1519 Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)

RFC 1584 Multicast Extensions to OSPF

RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow

RFC 1812 Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers

RFC 1997 BGP Communities Attribute

RFC 2068 HTTP Server

RFC 2131 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

RFC 2154 OSPF with Digital Signatures (Password, MD-5)

RFC 2236 IGMPv2

RFC 2267 Network Ingress Filtering

RFC 2328 OSPF v2

RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque Link-State Advertisement (LSA) OptionPartial Support

RFC 2375 IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments

RFC 2385 Protection of BGP Sessions with the TCP MD5 Signature Option

RFC 2439 BGP Route Flap Damping

RFC 2460 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (v6) Specification (on management interface )

RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto-Configuration

RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks (on management interface)

RFC 2474 Definition of the Differentiated Services Field in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers

RFC 2571 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks

RFC 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option

RFC 2865 Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

RFC 3101 The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option

RFC 3176 sFlow

RFC 3137 OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

RFC 3392 Capabilities Advertisement with BGPv4

RFC 3411 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Frameworks

RFC 3412 Message Processing and Dispatching for the SNMP

RFC 3413 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Applications

RFC 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format

RFC 3623 Graceful OSPF Restart - IETF Tools

RFC 3768 VRRP

RFC 4271 BGPv4

RFC 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture

RFC 4292 IP Forwarding MIB

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RFC Support

RFC 4293 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol (IP)

RFC 4443 ICMPv6 (replaces 2463)

RFC 4456 BGP Route Reflection

RFC 4510 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map

RFC 4601 Protocol Independent MulticastSparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)

RFC 4724 Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP

RFC 4861/5942 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery

RFC 4893 BGP Support for Four-Octet AS Number Space

RFC 5880 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

RFC 5881 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for IPv4 and IPv6 (Single Hop)

RFC 5882 Generic Application of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

RFC 5883 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multihop Paths

IPv6 Routing

RFC 2740 OSPFv3 for IPv6

RFC 2545 Use of BGP-MP extensions for IPv6

IPv6 Multicast

RFC 2710 Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6

VRRP/VRRPe

RFC 5798 VRRP Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6

Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities

VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

Software scalability Maximum switches in a fabric 48 Unlimited

Maximum ECMP paths in a fabric 32 32

Maximum LAGs in a fabric 2,000 Unlimited

Layer 2 switching Service Node Load Balancing BFD/ARP Optimizations X X

Conversational MAC Learning X X

Virtual Link Aggregation Group (vLAG) spanning X X

Layer 2 Access Control Lists (ACLs) X X

Supports 2K ingress and egress ACLs X X

Edge Loop Detection (ELD) X X

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) RFC 826 X X

Private VLANs X

Maintenance Mode/Graceful Traffic Diversion X

Distributed VXLAN Gateway X

Diagnostic Ports X

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Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities (continued)
VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

Layer 2 switching IP Maps Support X

(continued)
L2 Loop prevention in an overlay environment X

High availability/In-Service Software Upgradehardware-enabled X X

IGMP snooping support for multicast flooding X X

IGMPv1/v2 Snooping X X

IGMPv3 X X

MAC Learning and Aging X X

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) IEEE 802.3ad/802.1AX X X

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) X X

VLAN Encapsulation 802.1Q X X

Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+/PVRST+) X X

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 802.1w X X

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) 802.1s X X

STP PortFast, BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter X X

STP Root Guard X X

Pause Frames 802.3x X X

Static MAC Configuration X X

Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) X X

Uplink switch for Brocade VDX switches, Brocade VCS fabrics, and the Brocade X
VCS Virtual Fabric feature

Transparent LAN Services X

L2 Traceroute for VXLAN X X

Layer 3 switching Border Gateway Protocol (BGP4+) X X

DHCP Helper X X

Layer 3 ACLs X X

Multicast: PIM-SM, IGMPv2 X X

OSPF v2/v3 X X

Static routes X X

IPv4/v6 ACL X X

Policy-Based Routing (PBR) X X

Bidirectional Fault Detection (BFD) X X

32-WAY ECMP X X

VRF Lite X X

VRF-aware OSPF, BGP, VRRP, static routes X X

VRRP v2 and v3 X X

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Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities (continued)
VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

Layer 3 switching uRPF for IPv4 and IPv6 X

(continued)
Fabric Virtual Gateway X

IPv4/IPv6 dual stack X X

IPv6 ACL packet filtering X X

BGP automatic neighbor discovery for IP fabric X

BGP Additional-Path X X

BGP-Allow AS X X

BGP Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) X X

BGP graceful shutdown for maintenance mode X

BGP Peer Auto Shutdown X X

Multicast Refactoring X X

IPv6 routing X X

OSPF Type-3 LSA Filter X X

Wire-speed routing for IPv4 and IPv6 using any routing protocol X X

BGP-EVPN Control Plane Signaling RFC 7432 X

BGP-EVPN VXLAN Standard-based Overlay X

Multi-VRF X X

IP Unnumbered Interface X

Intersubnet Routing (Symmetric and Assymetric) X

IP over Port Channel X

VRRP-E X X

Static Anycast Gateway X

ARP Suppression X

Automation and OpenFlow 1.3 X X

programmability
REST API with YANG data model X X

Puppet X X

Python X X

PyNOS libraries X X

VMware vRealize plugins X X

DHCP automatic fabric provisioning X X

Netconf API X X

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Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities (continued)
VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

Multitenancy and TRILL FGL-based VCS Virtual Fabric feature X

virtualization
Virtual fabric extension X

VM-Aware Network Automation X

BFD for virtual fabric extension X

Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX X

Brocade IP Fabric Gateway for NSX X

VMware NSX-v Certification X X

Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) X X

DCB Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) 802.1Qbb X

Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) 802.1Qaz X

Manual configuration of lossless queues for protocols other than FCoE and iSCSI X

Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX) X

DCBX Application Type-Length-Value (TLV) for FCoE and iSCSI X

IP storage Inter-Switch Link (ISL) X

Deep on-chip packet buffer X X

Auto QoS for NAS X X

Brocade VCS fabric auto forming/auto healing X X

Fibre Channel/FCoE Multi-hop Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE); requires Brocade VCS Fabric X
technology

FC-BB5 compliant Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) X

Native FCoE forwarding X

FCoE to Fibre Channel Bridging X

FCoE on Brocade VDX 6740 and Brocade VDX 6740T X

FCoE on QSFP+ port X

Flex Ports, allowing direct and SAN connectivity of Fibre Channel targets X

Multi-hop Access Gateway Support X

End-to-end FCoE (initiator to target) X

FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) v1 support for FCoE device login X

and initialization

Name Server-based zoning X

Supports connectivity to FIP Snooping Bridge (FSB) device X

FCoE traffic over standard LAG X

Interface Binding X

10 GbE CoD license needs to be activated in order to support FCoE on the X

Brocade VDX 6740T-1G

Dual Personality Ports X

Logical SANs X

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Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities (continued)
VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

High availability ISSU L2 and L3 X X

BFD X X

OSPF3-NSR X X

BGP4-GR X X

Quality of Service (QoS) ACL-based QoS X X

Eight priority levels for QoS X X

Class of Service (CoS) IEEE 802.1p X X

DSCP Trust X X

DSCP to Traffic Class Mutation X X

DSCP to CoS Mutation X X

Quality of Service (QoS) DSCP to DSCP Mutation X X

(continued)
Random Early Discard X X

Per-port QoS configuration X X

ACL-based Rate Limit X X

Dual-rate, three-color token bucket X X

ACL-based remarking of CoS/DSCP/Precedence X X

ACL-based sFlow X X

Scheduling: Strict Priority (SP), Deficit Weighted Round-Robin (DWRR), X X

Hybrid Scheduling (Hybrid)

Queue-based Shaping X X

Flow-based QoS X X

Management and monitoring Logical chassis management X

Switch Beaconing X X

IPv4/IPv6 management X X

Industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI) X X

Netconf API X X

REST API with YANG data model X X

Brocade VDX Plugin for OpenStack X X

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) IEEE 802.1AB X X

MIB II RFC 1213 MIB X X

Management VRF X X

Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) X X

Telnet X X

SNMP v1, v2C, v3 X X

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Brocade Network OS Software Capabilities (continued)
VCS Fabrics IP Fabrics

sFlow RFC 3176 X X

Out-of-band management X X

Remote SPAN (RSPAN) X X

RMON-1, RMON-2 X X

NTP X X

Management Access Control Lists (ACLs) X X

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) X X

Range CLI support X X

UDLD X X

OpenStack Neutron ML2 plugin X X

Python X X

Puppet X X

Distributed Configuration Management X

Maps switch health monitoring X

Security Port-based Network Access Control 802.1X X X

RADIUS (AAA) X X

TACACS+ X X

Secure Shell (SSHv2) X X

BPDU Drop X X

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) X X

Secure Copy Protocol X X

Port Security X X

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Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G Hardware Ordering Information
See the Brocade VDX Transceiver Support Matrix for optics and cable ordering details.
Hardware SKU Description

BR-VDX6740-24-F Brocade VDX 6740, 24P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-24-R Brocade VDX 6740, 24P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-48-F Brocade VDX 6740, 48P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-48-R Brocade VDX 6740, 48P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-64-F Brocade VDX 6740, 64P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-64-R Brocade VDX 6740, 64P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-64-ALLSW-F Brocade VDX 6740, 64P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, FCoE, VCS fabric, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-64-ALLSW-R Brocade VDX 6740, 64P SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, FCoE, VCS fabric, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-24-F Brocade VDX 6740T, 24P 10GBASE-T ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-24-R Brocade VDX 6740T, 24P 10GBASE-T ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-48-F Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-48-R Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-64-F Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T and 4 SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-64-R Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T and 4 SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-F Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T and 4 SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, FCoE, VCS fabric,
non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-R Brocade VDX 6740T, 48P 10GBASE-T and 4 SFP+ ports onlyno optics, AC, FCoE, VCS fabric,
port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-F Brocade VDX 6740T-1G, 48P 1000BASE-T and 2 40 GbE QSFP+ ports, upgradable to 10GBASE-T
via license onlyno optics, AC, non-port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-R Brocade VDX 6740T-1G, 48P 1000BASE-T and 2 40 GbE QSFP+ ports, upgradable to 10GBASE-T
via license onlyno optics, AC, port-side exhaust airflow

BR-VDX6740-8x10G-POD 8-port PoD license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T

BR-VDX6740-2x40G-POD 2-port 40 GbE PoD license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T

BR-VDX6740T-1G-16X10G-COD 16-port 1 GbE to 10 GbE Capacity on Demand (CoD) upgrade license for Brocade VDX 6740T-1G

Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G Software License Ordering Information
Software SKU Description

BR-VDX6740-FCoE Software, FCoE license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T

BR-VDX6740-VCS Software, VCS license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T3

BR-VDX6740-ALLSW Software, VCS and FCoE license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T3

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VCS license is not required when running Brocade NOS 4.1 or later releases.
Brocade VDX 6740, 6740T, and 6740T-1G FRU and Optics Ordering Information
FRU and Optics SKU Description

XBR-250WPSAC-F FRU 250 W AC power supply/fan, non-port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740

XBR-250WPSAC-R FRU 250 W AC power supply/fan, port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740

XBR-500WPSAC-01-F FRU 500 W AC power supply/fan, non-port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740T, 6740T-1G

XBR-500WPSAC-01-R FRU 500 W AC power supply/fan, port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740T, 6740T-1G

XBR-AC-FAN-F AC fan, non-port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740T, 6740T-1G

XBR-AC-FAN-R AC fan, port-side exhaust airflow, Brocade VDX 6740T, 6740T-1G

XBR-R000291 FRU, Brocade VDX 6740 fixed rack-mount kit for 4-post racks

XBR-R000292 FRU, Brocade VDX 6740 mid-mount kit for 2-post racks

XBR-R000293 Flush-mount kit for 2-post racks for Brocade VDX 6740

XBR-R000294 FRU, universal 2-post mid-mount kit/flush-mount kit, Brocade VDX 6740T/6740T-1G

XBR-R000295 FRU, universal rack-mount kit, 4-post, 24- to 32-inch depth rack, Brocade VDX 6740T/6740T-1G

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